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23 September 2004

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23 September 2004

Dawson, (Henry) Christopher (1889–1970), cultural historian, was born on 12 October 1889 at Hay, Brecknockshire, the only son and younger child of Colonel Henry Philip Dawson (1850–1933), a Yorkshire landowner, and his wife, Mary Louisa, the eldest daughter of Archdeacon William Latham Bevan...

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Sybil Oldfield

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23 September 2004

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23 September 2004

Eckenstein, Lina Dorina Johanna (1857–1931), feminist polymath and cultural historian, was born on 23 September 1857 at 17 St George's Villas, Islington, London, the daughter of Frederick Gottlieb Eckenstein (1820/21–1891), a German businessman, and his wife, Julie Amalie Antonia Helmke (1830/31–1921). One of six children, her younger brother was the mountaineer ...

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M. Wynn Thomas

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09 January 2014

Edwards, Hywel Teifi (1934–2010), literary scholar and cultural historian, was born at Minawel, in the tiny seaside village of Llanddewi Aberarth, Cardiganshire, on 15 October 1934, the second child in the family of four children of John Daniel Edwards (1905–1991), carpenter, and his wife, ...

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John Ardagh

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23 September 2004

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23 September 2004

Gimpel, Jean Victor (1918–1996), cultural historian and historian of medieval technology, was born in Paris on 10 October 1918. Of Jewish descent, he was the third son of René Gimpel (d. 1944), a leading art dealer and friend of Renoir and Proust...

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Anthony Philips

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07 January 2016

Hackenbroch, Yvonne Alix (1912–2012), museum curator and historian of jewellery, was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on 27 April 1912, the second of three daughters of Zacharias Max Hackenbroch (1884–1937) and his wife, Clementine, née Schwarzschild (1888–1984). Her father was one of ...

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Martin Jacques

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15 February 2018

Hall, Stuart McPhail (1932–2014), cultural theorist and political commentator, was born on 3 February 1932 in Kingston, Jamaica, the son of Herman McPhail Hall, accountant, and his wife, Jessie. He was of mixed African, Scottish, and Portuguese descent. He had a brother and sister, both of whom were older than him....

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Alan Riach

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10 January 2013

Lindsay, (John) Maurice (1918–2009), poet, editor, and cultural historian, was born at 8 Lynedoch Place, Glasgow, on 21 July 1918, the son of Matthew Lindsay and his wife, Eileen Frances, née Brock. He was born into a relatively wealthy family: his father was an insurance company manager and local secretary of the city's ...

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Geraint H. Jenkins

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07 March 2013

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08 January 2009

Williams, Sir Glanmor (1920–2005), historian, was born on 5 May 1920 at 3 Cross Francis Street, Dowlais, Glamorgan, the only son of Daniel Williams (d. 1957), a haulier in a coalmine, later a clerk, and his wife, Ceinwen, née Evans (d...

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Paul Levy

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05 March 2009

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06 January 2005

Yan-kit So (1933–2001), food scholar and writer on cookery, was born on 13 July 1933, the only one of eight children of a tea merchant, Yin Moo So, born in the family's home city of Zhongshan in Guangdong province. Like her siblings, she was brought up and educated in ...

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